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[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

You hope that being talked at over the phone is enough to save your life, lol. Other than the suicide hotline or a regular doctor's appointment, you've got no options. Dial 988 for mental health crisis.

[–] Mrs_deWinter@feddit.de 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Bleak.

I don't quite understand how deinstitutionalizing was supposed to work here. That's like dissolving the fire department because we want to avoid cars. Was there no way to reform or replace the institutions? Just getting rid of an emergency service seems kinda like the situation you're describing was part of the plan.

[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 1 points 4 months ago

The institutions were reformed. By conservatives. The Reagan Administrations "reformed" them into something that the federal government doesn't pay for, while also cutting taxes.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

Crisis services